Monthly Archives: June 2008

The Otaku as Person and Stereotype

Posted on June 17, 2008 by

Much like many other Japanese words transposed into the English-speaking anime community’s subset of English, otaku has vastly different meanings based on who you talk to in which culture. Continue reading →

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More From Tokyopop

Posted on June 16, 2008 by

Gakuen Alice = yes. Yeah, that is actually the extent of this post. There’s more stuff about Tokyopop developments if you follow that link to MangaBlog, though. EDIT: Ugh, bear with me, I’m having tech issues… EDIT 2: Ok, things … Continue reading →

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Our Half-Assed Summer Preview, Part Two

Posted on June 16, 2008 by

Y’know, its kind of ironic that Air TV aired in the wintertime… Continue reading →

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Our Half-Assed Summer Preview, Part One

Posted on June 14, 2008 by

Oh, hay, we’re finally doing a summer preview! Continue reading →

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Tokyopop and OEL

Posted on June 14, 2008 by

Its safe to say that most of us thought that OEL comics were gonna be on the chopping block for Tokyopop. WRONG. Continue reading →

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Nabari no Ou Episode 10

Posted on June 13, 2008 by

Hey, remember when I said last episode that I saw BL undertones in Yoite and Yukimi’s relationship? Continue reading →

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Tokyopop Update

Posted on June 12, 2008 by

Titles that are not being axed: Fruits Basket Rave Master Saiyuki Tactics Fruits Basket was a no-brainer, and Tactics isn’t too surprising since it was a license save from the defunct ADV Manga. Saiyuki also isn’t too surprising, although I … Continue reading →

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Semi Regular Link List

Posted on June 12, 2008 by

The Toei tour continues, and someone finally bothers to talk to the creator of the now-infamous fansub “documentary”. Continue reading →

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Shounen Jump and Societal Expectations

Posted on June 12, 2008 by

Yes, I am aware that society usually doesn’t expect us to be ninjas who fight evil or teenagers who save the world through card game tournaments. Continue reading →

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MW

Posted on June 10, 2008 by

Of all of Osamu Tezuka’s projects, MW is probably both the darkest and least familiar to an American audience of all his works. Continue reading →

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